New: Elma Historical Society Gristmill Project.

The responsibilities of this office are as follows:

1. Attend Elma Historical Society monthly Board Meetings.
2. Attend regular monthly meetings of the Elma Historical Society.
3. Do research for information on genealogies for people whose ancestors previously lived in Elma.
4. Present historical talks to area organizations in the town and at area schools.
5. Chair yearly Iroquois Central School District 4th Grade Essay Contest – “The Way it Was” each Spring and present awards to winners at the historical society picnic in June.

The Town of Elma was formed by the Board of Supervisors of Erie County by using parts of the town of Aurora and Lancaster. It is in the center of the County of Erie in the State of New York. It became officially a town in March of 1857 when the first town meeting was held. It was named Elma because of a large Elm tree that stood at the corner of Bowen Road and Clinton Street.

The Elma Historical Society meets the second Monday of each month at 7:30 pm in the Senior Center directly behind the Historical Museum on Bowen Road.